Sling



R. J. PAYNE Feb. 4, .1930.

SLING Filed July 2, 1925 IN VEN TOR J BY A 7/ ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 4, 1930 Qumran STATES PATENT orrlcs ROBERT J'IPAYNE, 01F FREDERICKSIBURG, VIRGINIA SIZING Application filed July 2,

When abroken clavicle is set, it is'vcry necessary that the shoulder of the patient be maintained at the proper normal height, and .it has been the custom to bandage the arm 5 tightly in order to maintain the proper position of the parts, while the broken bone knits.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple but very eifective sling, which will support the arm so as to maintain '10 the shoulder at the proper elevation, said Figure4= is a sectional view taken substantially onthe line 4-4; of Figure 1'. I

The body of the sling consists of a strip of cloth,v as canvas or other flexible material, this stripbeing doubled between its ends and forming opposite extended walls '5. The bight of the strip constitutes an elbow-receiving pocket, and this pocket preferably has side walls 6 of cloth that are overturned against the outer sides of the end walls and are sewed or otherwise secured thereto. The.

ure 2. It will thus be evident that the shoulder will be supported by the upper arm, the v forearm being heldbehind the front end wall. It has been found that this sling constitutes an. efi'ective support for the purpose, and. when the patient lies down it may be readily removed, leaving the arm free.

The sling 1925. Serial No. 41,187.

parent to those skilled in the art, Without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim, is:

.A sling for supporting the arm and shoulder associated with a broken clavicle which comprises a single strap of sufficient length to extend along the forearm, beneath and around the elbow, thence diagonally upward on the back and over the shoulder, means for detachably securing the ends of the strap together, said strap being broad enough to substantially cover and support the forearm, and side walls carried by the margins of the strap at the bend of the elbow and form ing a pocket for the elbow.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature ROBERT J. PAYNE.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the herein described invention will be ap- 

